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Carabao Cup 2017/18 third round shock potential ratings: Where could the upsets happen this week?

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The big boys have arrived in the Carabao Cup, with the Premier League sides involved in European competition this year entering in the third round.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall - the potential for giant killings has increased, and Sportsmail has examined the fixture list to pick out where the upsets could happen.

We are only looking at games where a lower league side faces a top division one - West Brom beating Manchester City and Leicester defeating Liverpool would be minor tremors rather than shocks. Here's our picks...

The third round draw for the Carabao Cup has thrown up a number of potential upsets
The third round draw for the Carabao Cup has thrown up a number of potential upsets

Bristol City v Stoke City

Manager Lee Johnson spent big this summer - most notably on club-record £5.